2D & 3D Compositing Artist
Experience : 3–15 Years
Location: Bangalore
ABOUT TAG
At Tag, we help brands stand out and sell more by delivering impactful content, at speed and scale and across channels & geographies. With over fifty years of production experience for some of the world’s biggest brands, we partner with our clients to create work that is efficient, effective, and more importantly tells a story.
We are a dynamic and innovative creative production agency that prides itself on delivering cutting-edge technology solutions.We believe that the combination of different ideas, experience, backgrounds, and skillsets create a great place to work. We pride ourselves on an authentic culture built around our core values of integrity, innovation, sustainability, growth, and accountability. We are committed to promoting an inclusive, equitable and diverse culture. Our global DE&I; committee and our leadership team have committed to increasing representation, education, and accountability across the entire business to create positive change from the ground up and the top down.
Check out tagworldwide.com to learn more.
What are we looking for?
- We're looking for a skilled 2D & 3D Compositing Artist who can bring together live-action footage, CG, VFX, motion graphics, and other visual elements to create seamless and visually compelling final shots.
- You'll work across a variety of projects including advertising, digital campaigns, broadcast, OTT, cinema, and branded content. The ideal candidate has a strong eye for detail, understands how different elements come together in a shot, and can move comfortably between creative problem-solving and technical execution.
- You'll work closely with VFX artists, CG artists, animators, lighting artists, editors, and creative teams to take shots from individual elements through to polished final composites.
What You'll Do
2D Compositing
- Create high-quality composites using multiple layers, passes, and source elements.
- Integrate live-action footage with CG, VFX, motion graphics, and design elements.
- Perform keying, rotoscoping, masking, paint, cleanup, and image restoration.
- Handle green/blue screen extraction and complex edge work.
- Perform wire, rig, object, reflection, and unwanted-element removal.
- Match grain, blur, depth of field, motion blur, exposure, and color across different elements.
- Maintain consistency and continuity across shots and sequences.
3D Compositing & CG Integration
- Integrate 3D renders and CG elements into live-action plates.
- Work with multiple render passes and AOVs to achieve the desired final look.
- Perform relighting, shadow integration, reflection, ambient occlusion, and atmospheric integration where required.
- Work with CG cameras, mattes, holdouts, deep data, and other supporting elements.
- Ensure CG elements match the lighting, perspective, scale, depth, and movement of the live-action environment.
- Troubleshoot integration issues between CG, FX, and live-action elements.
Tracking & Roto
- Perform 2D tracking, planar tracking, and basic 3D camera tracking.
- Use tracking data to support compositing, screen replacements, object integration, and stabilization.
- Create accurate roto mattes and masks for complex shots.
- Work with existing matchmove and tracking data and make adjustments when required.
Look Development & Finishing
- Match color, exposure, contrast, saturation, grain, and image characteristics between multiple sources.
- Create realistic depth, atmosphere, reflections, shadows, and environmental interaction.
- Apply compositing techniques that enhance realism and visual storytelling.
- Perform final shot cleanup and ensure the composite is production-ready.
Collaboration
- Work closely with VFX Supervisors, Creative Directors, CG, FX, Lighting, Matchmove, Roto, and Online teams.
- Participate in reviews and respond effectively to creative and technical feedback.
- Communicate challenges early and identify practical solutions.
- Manage multiple shots and projects while maintaining quality and delivery schedules.
- Follow studio naming conventions, project structures, and production workflows.
Technical Skills
- Strong understanding of 2D and 3D compositing principles.
- Excellent knowledge of compositing fundamentals including layering, masking, keying, roto, tracking, color matching, and image integration.
- Strong understanding of CG integration and multi-pass compositing.
- Good knowledge of lighting,
perspective, depth, color, motion, and photographic principles.
- Experience working with render passes, AOVs, mattes, and CG elements.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex compositing and integration challenges.
- Strong attention to detail and a good eye for realism and image quality.
Software Experience
- Foundry Nuke – Essential
- DaVinci Resolve – Good to have
- Adobe After Effects – Good to have
- Mocha Pro – Good to have
- Autodesk Maya / Cinema 4D / Blender – Basic understanding preferred
- Experience with Arnold, Redshift, V-Ray, or other rendering workflows is an advantage.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Animation, VFX, Multimedia, Film, Visual Communication, or a related field.
- 3–15 years of experience in VFX, Animation, Advertising, Post-Production, or Digital Content.
- Strong portfolio or demo reel demonstrating high-quality 2D and 3D compositing work.
Nice to Have
- Experience working on high-end advertising, feature films, OTT, or international VFX productions.
- Experience with complex CG integration and multi-pass workflows.
- Familiarity with ACES and modern color-management workflows.
- Knowledge of deep compositing and deep image workflows.
- Basic understanding of Python or compositing automation.
- Experience with USD and modern CG/VFX pipelines.
- Exposure to AI-assisted compositing and creative workflows.
Who You Are
- A creative problem solver with a strong eye for detail and realism.
- Passionate about creating seamless and visually convincing composites.
- Comfortable working with both 2D and 3D elements in the same shot.
- Able to understand the bigger picture while paying attention to pixel-level details.
- Comfortable working under tight production schedules and managing multiple priorities.
- A strong collaborator who communicates clearly with artists and creative teams.
- Curious about new technologies and always looking for ways to improve the creative and technical workflow.
- Someone who takes ownership of their shots and strives to deliver work that is both technically sound and creatively strong.
Note:
Freshers with a robust skill set are also welcome to apply. We encourage talented and motivated candidates who have the right skills, enthusiasm, and willingness to learn, even if they are just beginning their professional careers.
📌 2D & 3D Compositing Artist (India)
🏢 Tag
📍 India